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Page 2 of 2GUIDELINES FOR CHAPTER 11 CASES ASSIGNED
(November, 2001)
The following are the Chapter 11 case guidelines for cases assigned to Judge Nugent. The
purpose and intent of these guidelines is to encourage the prompt and timely completion of the
reorganization process, either via consensus among the parties and their counsel or by prompt balloting
and determination of all outstanding factual and legal issues at trial. These guidelines are supplemental
to, and by no means a replacement of, the applicable Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure, or the Local Bankruptcy Rules of this District. By these guidelines, the Court
hopes to discourage protracted reorganization processes (except to the extent necessitated by the size
or complexity of a particular case). The Court also hopes to encourage proactive docket control and
judicial control of these cases to insure that they proceed on an orderly basis. Finally, the Court hopes
to encourage the expectations of all its constituents, whether counsel, clients, or other parties in interest,
that cases will run smoothly and on a cooperative basis. The Court also hopes to encourage counsel to
report to the Court regarding areas in which unresolvable disagreements have surfaced so that the
Court may resolve those issues.
To the extent possible, counsel are encouraged to make a complete initial Chapter 11 filing.
The Court understands that in larger cases, "face-sheet" filings including only the matrix, the petition,
and the list of twenty largest creditors, may be necessary. The more complete the initial filing is,
however, the more readily able the Court and parties will be to grasp the subject matter and scope of
the case itself.
Court Approval. Both counsel seeking employment by debtors-in-possession as well
as other professionals to be hired by any party in a Chapter 11 case, must be appointed
by the Court's order pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §327.2 The Court reminds counsel to
carefully review the applicable law and rules (including professional conduct guidelines
regarding the ability to represent a debtor, disinterestedness, and related topics) and to
1 Judge Nugent acknowledges the Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware, whose Local Rule 4001-2 is adopted as a part of these guidelines. The Court
further acknowledges the Honorable John T. Flannagan, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the
District of Kansas, whose guidelines to some extent inspired these.
2 All subsequent statutory references are to the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §
101 et. seq., unless otherwise noted.
submit these applications with the petition.
Local Bankr. Rule 2014.1. Counsel are reminded that they must comply with the
provisions of L.B.R. 2014.1 which require, inter alia, separate disclosures for each
individual attorney who will appear before the Court in the conduct of the case, the
required elements of the accompanying affidavit of declaration, as well as the
requirement that all such applications be noticed to the Chapter 11 docket and served
on a variety of parties. It is this Court's habit to enter orders approving employment on
an interim "first day" basis, however, with the caveat that such relief is interim only and
that counsel may subsequently be disqualified and denied compensation if qualification
or conflict issues arise. The entry of such interim orders is entirely within the Court's
Disclosure of Connections. In this connection, counsel should also carefully
consider the content of their disclosure declarations prior to signing and filing
same. If counsel has previously represented any party in the case, it is
important that the representation be disclosed. Similarly, if counsel has
previously represented some person or some entity affiliated in some respect
with the debtor or the estate, that connection must also be disclosed.
Understand that while disclosure of the connections does not necessarily mean
that counsel will be disqualified from representation, failure to disclose such
connections may well result in disqualification and denial of compensation. This
is ultimately a bad result not only for counsel, but also for the client and the
other parties in the case. The Court encourages counsel to apply for
appointment prior to rendering any services to the debtor or to the estate to the
extent such prior application is possible.
Nunc Pro Tunc Orders. Counsel should expect that "nunc pro tunc" retroactive
appointments will be only very rarely approved and only upon a showing of
extraordinary or exigent circumstances. Do not rely on the occasional availability of this
Emergency Hearings. Often, debtors require the entry of "first day" orders providing
for the use of cash collateral pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §363, the obtaining of post-petition
credit under §364, the payment of pre-petition vendors pursuant to the "doctrine of
necessity", and other related matters. It is the Court's experience that these are matters
which have usually been discussed extensively among counsel for the debtor, lenders
and other constituencies prior to the filing of the case. To the extent possible, counsel
should advise the Clerk's office when they believe agreements have been reached
concerning the entry of these orders and the likely filing of the Chapter 11 case and the
motions seeking entry of these orders. The Court will grant prompt emergency hearing
settings; the Court prefers, however, to have an opportunity to review the pleadings and
support documents prior to those hearings, preferably twenty-four hours in advance.
Counsel are reminded to comply with all of the requirements of the noticing rules,( See
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002, 4001 and 9014) with respect to any financing motions or
other first day order.
Content of First Day Orders; Disclosure. The content of such orders should be
governed by the following which is a verbatim quotation of D. Del. L.B.R. 4001-2
currently in use in the District of Delaware.
Rule 4001-2 Cash Collateral and Financing Orders
Motions. Except as provided herein and elsewhere in these Rules, all cash
collateral and financing requests under 11 U.S.C. §§ 363 and 364 shall be
heard by motion filed pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002, 4001 and 9014
("Financing Motions").
Provisions to be Highlighted. All Financing Motions must (1) recite
whether the proposed form of order and/or underlying cash collateral
stipulation or loan agreement contains any provision of the type
indicated below, (2) identify the location of any such provision in the
proposed form of order, cash collateral stipulation and/or loan
agreement, and (3) the justification for the inclusion of such provision:
Provisions that grant cross-collateralization protection (other
than replacement liens or other adequate protection) to the
prepetition secured creditors (i.e., clauses that secure
prepetition debt by post-petition assets in which the secured
creditor would not otherwise have a security interest by virtue
of its prepetition security agreement or applicable law).
Provisions or findings of fact that bind the estate or all parties in
interest with respect to the validity, perfection or amount of the
secured creditor's prepetition lien or debt or the waiver of
claims against the secured creditor without first giving partiesin-
interest at least 75 days from the entry of the order and the
creditors' committee, if formed, at least 60 days from the date
of its formation to investigate such matters.
Provisions that seek to waive, without notice, whatever rights
the estate may have under 11 U.S.C. § 506(c).
Provisions that grant immediately to the prepetition secured
creditor liens on the debtor's claims and causes of action arising
under 11 U.S.C. §§ 544, 545, 547, 548, and 549.
Provisions that deem prepetition secured debt to be post-
petition debt or that use post-petition loans from a prepetition
secured creditor to pay part or all of that secured creditor's
prepetition debt, other than as provided in 11 U.S.C. § 552(b).
Provisions that provide disparate treatment for the professionals
retained by a creditors' committee from that provided for the
professionals retained by the debtor with respect to a
professional fee carveout.
Provisions that prime any secured lien, without the consent of
that lienor.
All Financing Motions shall also provide a summary of the essential
terms of the proposed use of cash collateral and/or financing (e.g. the
maximum borrowing available on a final basis, the interim borrowing
limit, borrowing conditions, interest rate, maturity, events of default, use
of funds limitations, and protections afforded under 11 U.S.C. §§ 363
and 364).
Interim Relief. When Financing Motions are filed with the Court on or shortly
after the date of the entry of the order for relief, the Court may grant interim
relief pending review by the interested parties of the proposed debtor-inpossession
financing arrangements. Such interim relief is intended to avoid
immediate and irreparable harm to the estate pending a final hearing. In the
absence of extraordinary circumstances, the Court shall not approve interim
financing orders that include any provisions previously identified in subsection
(a)(i)(A) through (a)(i)(F) of this Rule.
Final Orders. A final order shall be entered only after notice and a hearing
pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 4001. (Balance of Delaware rule omitted).
Advising Debtor Management. Debtor's counsel is responsible for insuring that
debtor's management understands the degree and extent of its duties and
responsibilities, both to the creditors, and to the Court. In listing these duties, a good
place to start is §1107 which requires a debtor-in-possession to perform all of the
functions and duties of a trustee serving in a Chapter 11 case except those provided in
§ 1106(a)(2), (3), (4). Section 1106(a)(1) provides that a trustee will perform the
duties of trustee as specified in § 704(2), (5), (7), (8) and (9). Fed R. Bankr. P. 2015
requires a trustee or debtor-in-possession to make reports of the debtor's financial
status as well as to provide the Office of the United States Trustee with a statement of
disbursements made during each calendar quarter and a statement that the fees required
by 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a)(6) have been paid. The Court believes that it is vital for
counsel to debtors-in-possession to advise debtor's management of the nature and
extent of its fiduciary duties to the Court and to the creditor body.
Timely Current Reporting. The Court especially emphasizes that debtors maintain
current monthly reporting obligations and also upon the debtor's timely filing of each
and every tax return, whether the same was due and not filed prior to the
commencement of the case or becomes due after the commencement of the case.
Timing. The Court will convene an initial Chapter 11 status conference within 60 days
of the commencement of the case. Generally, this status conference will be conducted
after the first meeting of the creditors in order to afford the Office of the United States
Trustee an opportunity to designate an unsecured creditors committee.
Agenda. At the first status conference, the following activities will take place:
Introduction of Court to the debtor and to the case;
Discussion of any remaining outstanding "first wave" matters;
General status of reorganization and anticipated timing of plan;
Historical overview of debtor, principals, and financial relationships;
Outstanding financing issues;
Anticipated issues such as adversaries to be filed, valuation concerns, claim
disputes, discovery matters and pending state court litigation;
Status of retention of professionals;
Anticipated time for:
Plan filing.
Claims bar date.
Claims objections
Other matters
Appearances. Debtor management may, but need not, appear at these conferences.
At the conferences, all counsel should be prepared to discuss any unresolved motions
or other pending contested matters and how such matters might be resolved. Counsel
should bring their calendars to these conferences.
Allowance. Voting and confirmation requirements under the Bankruptcy Code speak
to "allowed" claims. Therefore, claims should be determined and allowed before voting
or a valuation of whether a plan can be confirmed. This technically complies with the
Code, and gives the Court and all interested parties the information necessary to
adequately evaluate the plan. This Court requires that a claims bar date order be
entered early in a reorganization case so that objections to claims can be dealt with
before the case comes to the disclosure and confirmation stage.
Claims Objections. Counsel are reminded that, pursuant to §502(a), a proof of claim is
deemed allowed unless it is objected to. Under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3001(f), a claim is
presumptively valid and correct in amount.
Fed.R.Bankr. P. 3007. Objections to claims are covered by Fed.R. Bankr. P.
3007 pursuant to which the claimant is entitled to 30 days notice of hearing if a
claim is objected to. The objector has the burden of going forward on the
issues of the validity and the amount of the claim. If the objector overcomes the
prima facia effect given a claim by §502(a), the burden shifts to the claimant to
prove its validity and amount by a preponderance of the evidence. Parties
objecting to claims are discouraged from "negative noticing" of claims
objections. In other words, because neither the Code nor the Rules provides
for requiring the claimant to respond to the objection, objectors should appear
and bear their burden of going forward on the issues of the validity in the
amount of the claim.
Hearings on Objections to Claims. Hearings on objections to claims should be
set on the next motion's docket which falls outside the thirty (30) day notice
period mandated by Rule 3007. The Court recommends and prefers that all
claims objections in a case be set at one time and, be contained in one
objection. While the motions docket is typically not accommodating of
evidentiary proceedings, the Court will utilize this first setting on the objections
to determine preliminarily whether the objections have merit and whether the
claimant is disposed to proceed to defend the objection. If objections are
resolved prior to the time of the docket setting, the Court will employ this
setting to approve and enter such dispositions on the record.
Bar Date Orders. When requesting a bar date, please attach a proposed
version of the order (including a proposed bar period) to the motion for bar
date. In general, the Court will not approve a bar date of fewer than 60 days
after entry of the order. If the bar date process is being utilized to cut off claims
listed on the schedules listed as disputed, contingent or unliquidated, the bar
date notice should clearly state that the holders of claims scheduled as disputed,
contingent or unliquidated can lose their rights to distribution if they fail to file a
proof of claim. The bar date notice should further state that any holder of a
claim may inspect the schedules and statement of affairs filed by the debtor in
the office of the Clerk. The bar date order should also provide that
administrative expense applications for administrative expenses incurred to date
be filed by the bar date. Obviously, administrative expenses incurred after the
bar date may still be applied for prior to the approval of the disclosure
statement. Parties are encouraged, however, to timely file administrative
expense requests so that the debtor and the Court may know of the degree and
extent of the increasing administrative burden in the case.
Timing. The Court encourages debtors to file plans within 120 days of commencement
of the case. While the Code does not specifically require filings on that time schedule,
the Code does afford debtors protection by granting them an exclusive period in which
to file plans and, if that exclusive period is met, a further exclusive period of 60 days in
which to confirm their plans. §1121. The Court is of the strong belief that the sooner
most debtors file their plans, the more likely their reorganizations are to succeed.3
Content; Projections; Claims. Disclosure statements should be couched in ordinary
English to the greatest extent possible. In addition, disclosure statements should contain
both historical and prospective cash flow information. The prospective cash flow
information should include a description of the assumptions employed in the generation
of the projections. The disclosure statements should also contain a liquidation analysis
3 Debtors electing "small business" treatment under § 1121(e) are bound by the shortened time
lines contained therein.
so that the Court and creditors may make a reasonable determination as to whether the
plan as proposed will meet the Chapter 7 liquidation test. The Court prefers that the
debtor provide three (3) years of historical cash flow information as well as a three (3)
year projection of same. The cash flow information should be presented on a monthly,
rather than simply on an annual basis. An annual cash flow summary is, however,
helpful to all concerned and should be included.
Allowed Claims Treatment. The disclosure statement should include a list of
the allowed claims by class, with the amount of each allowed claim. The
disclosure statement should further include a list of all disallowed claims by
claimant. The plan should include a definitional section and, in particular, the
term "effective date" should be specifically defined as should the extent of the
Court's proposed reservation of jurisdiction.
The Court hopes that these guidelines will make the administration of Chapter 11 cases
assigned to it easier and more efficient for counsel, debtors, creditors, and the bankruptcy system.
Counsel filing Chapter 11 cases which are likely to be assigned to this Court should obtain a copy of
these guidelines from the Clerk's office. In the event counsel have questions about the application of
these guidelines to particular factual scenarios, counsel are welcome to contact this Court's courtroom
deputies in Wichita for clarification.
Dated this day of November, 2001.
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July 25, 6-8pm, Albany Social Justice Center, 33 Central Avenue, Albany, NY
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April 2, 4:30pm, Rutgers Law School- Newark Campus
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March 16, 6:00pm-9:00 pm LEPOCO Peace Center Lehigh Valley, PA
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March 23, 9:00am-12:30pm, Trinity Washington University, O'Connor Auditorium (Main Hall), 125 Michigan Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20017
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January 11, Guantanamo: 11 Years Later 7:00am- March to the gates of the Southern Command to confront U.S. Military Policy. 7:00pm- Panel Discussion at Barry University.
January 28, 7:00pm- Blueprint for Accountability with
Medea Benjamin at Culture Project (45 Bleecker Street). New York City,
New York.
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Sheraton Hotel at Station Square (300 West Station Square Drive).
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.November 11, 9:00am- Die-in at Senator Feinstein's house (Vallejo & Lyon Streets in Pacific Heights). San Francisco, California.11:00am- March across the Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco, California.1:30pm- Book tour talk at the San Francisco Public Library (100 Larkin Street, lower level). San Francisco, California.7:00pm- talk with David Swanson at Olney Hall at College of Marin (835 College Ave). Kentfield, California.November 12,
6:00pm- Pakistan Peace Delegation Report Back at the War Memorial
Veterans Building (401 Van Ness Ave, 2nd Floor). San Francisco,
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September 8, 2012, 1:00pm, Peacenik Picnic, Nashville, Tennessee.
September 21-28, Pakistan.
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August 23, 2012, 4:00-6:00 pm, protest at Raytheon
weapons manufacturer, 7887 Bryan Dairy Road (near the corner of Bryan
Dairy and Belcher Rd.), Largo, Florida.
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July 2012:July 1, 2012 (Sunday), 7:00 pm, Cozmic Pizza, 199 W 8th, Eugene, Oregon.
July 2-4, 2012, Occupy National Gathering, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
July 5, 2012 (Thursday), Ground the Drones, End the Wars - with Medea Benjamin and the Hancock Civil Resistors, Network of Religious Communities, 1272 Delaware, Ave., Buffalo, New York.
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1:00-2:00 pm: Medea and the Common Good, with Occupy Buffalo, Women in Black, and more. Bidwell Park at Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY.
3:00 pm: Bookstore event at Talking Leaves, 3158 Main Street, Buffalo, NY.
July 8, 2012 (Sunday), Ithaca, New York.
July 9, 2012 (Monday), Binghamton, New York. 1:30 pm: Press conference with the mayor, City Hall, corner of Hawley and State Streets.
4:30-5:30 pm: Vigil at the Federal Building, corner of Henry and State Streets.
6:00 pm: Potluck dinner at the First Presbyterian Church, followed by talk and book signing, 42 Chenago Street.July 11, 2012 (Wednesday), 6:30-7:30 pm, University of Southern Maine bookstore event, 35 Bedford St, Portland, Maine.
July 12, 2012 (Thursday), 7:00 pm, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, Maine.
July 13, 2012 (Friday), Rockland, Maine2:30-4:00 pm: The Camden Public Library, 55 Main Street, Camden, Maine.
7:00-9:00 pm: Midcoast Friends Meeting, 77 Belvedere Rado, Damariscotta, Maine.
July 14, 2012 (Saturday), Belfast, Maine. All events at Shrine Hall, 85 Northport Ave.4:00 pm: Outdoor event with snacks, wine & music
4:30 pm: Inside talk with question and answer session, book signing
6:00 pm: Potluck dinner with music, theatrical performance after
July 22, 2012, 2:45 pm, 15th Annual Progressive Festival, Petaluma, CA.
July 23, 2012, 7:30 pm, Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA.
July 24, 2012, 6:00 pm, Red Vic Bed and Breakfast Peace Center, 1665 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA.
July 27, 2012, 12:00 pm, Kings Books, 218 Saint Helens Avenue, Tacoma, Washington.
7:00pm, Olympia Orcas Books, 509 4th Avenue East, Olympia, Washington.
July 28, 2012, Seattle, Washington. 7:00-9:00 pm: Elliot Bay Books, 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle, Washington.
June 2012:
June 5, 2012 (Tuesday), 7:00 pm-8:30 pm, Iqra Library, Dar Al Salam Masjid, 517 Weidman Road, Ballwin, Missouri.
June 6, 2012 (Wednesday), 7:00 pm, St. Louis Friends Meeting, 1001 Park Ave. St. Louis, Missouri. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/360890943964821/
June 8, 2012 (Friday), 8:00 pm, Mother Fools Coffee House talk, 1101 Williamson St., Madison, Wisconsin.
June 9, 2012 (Saturday), 2:00 pm, Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative talk, 426 West Gilman Street, Madison, Wisconsin.
June 10, 2012 (Sunday), 11:00 am, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice event: Pancakes for Peace. Wilmar Community Center, 953 Jenifer St Madison, Wisconsin. More info: http://wnpj.org/node/6830
June 14-17 Southern California June 15, 2012 (Friday), 4:30 pm, Community Forum at the Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3327 Old Conejo Road, Newbury Park, CA 91320June 16, 2012 (Saturday): Two events:
4:00 pm-6:00 pm, Fundraiser Tea with Jodie & Medea. More info on the CODEPINK website.
6:00pm-7:30 pm, Community gathering and conversation about drones with Bob Scheer at The Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill St., Santa Monica, California 90405. More info on the CODEPINK website.
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June 21, 2012 (Thursday): Sacramento 6:30 pm doors open, 7:00 pm event beginsSierra Arden UCC, 890 Morse Ave., Sacramento, CALight refreshments will be served June 22, 2012 (Friday): Corte Madera5:30 pm Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA 94925415-927-0960 June 23, 2012 (Saturday): Berkeley10:30-Noon: Special Brunch Fundraiser with CODEPINK Cofounders Medea Benjamin and Jodie EvansMarsha Rosenbaum and Jodie Evans are hosting a late morning brunch in Pacific Heights for Medea Benjamin's visit to the Bay Area. Join us for bagels, muffins, great conversation and a spectacular view of the bay. ?Reserve your place for $100 here. Donation includes a signed copy of Drone Warfare.RSVP for the address. 8 pm: Emotional CreatureJoin CODEPINK and Eve Ensler, creator of the Vagina Monologues, for a special production of the play Emotional Creature at the Berkeley Repertory TheaterReserve your tickets here. June 24, 2012 (Sunday): Fresno1:00-2:00 pm: Demonstration and March to Oppose US Drone WarfareRiverpark (Corner of El Paso & N. Blackstone)2:30pm: Book event with Medea BenjaminPinedale Boys and Girls Club, 343 W. Minarets, Pinedale, CA Organized by Peace Fresno June 25, 2012 (Monday): San Jose7:00 pm: St. Paul's Methodist Church, 405 South 10th St. (corner 10th and San Salvador)Organized by San Jose CODEPINK and the San Jose Peace & Justice Center
June 26, 2012 (Tuesday): Sebastopol 7:00 pmCopperfields Books, 138 N. Main Street, Sebastopol707-823-2618June 27, 2012 (Wednesday), 7:00 pm, Christ United Methodist Church, 1717 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa, California.June 28 - July 1: Oregon June 28, 2012 (Thursday), 6:30 pm, The Riverside Church, 317 State St, Hood River, Oregon.
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May 4, 2012 (Friday), 7:00 pm, Random Row Books, 315 West Main Street, Charlottesville, Virginia http://davidswanson.org/node/3668
May 5, 2012 (Saturday), 7:00-9:00 pm, Monthly meeting of Defenders of Freedom, Justice and Equality, Richmond, Virginia
May 6, 2012 (Sunday), 3:00 pm, Occupy Virginia Beach potluck lunch and talk; Great Neck Park, Shelter 3, 2513 Shorehaven Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia
May 14, 2012 (Monday), 7:00 pm, talk with Rafia Zakaria (Pakistani journalist & human rights activist); Heartland Cafe, 7000 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL
May 18, 2012 (Friday), 1:00-2:45 pm NATO-Free future Counter-Summit for Peace and Justice; People's Church, 941 W Lawrence, Chicago, Illinois.
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April 14, 2012, Drone Forum with the Know Drones tour, Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, 85 S. Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY www.knowdrones.com
April 19, 2012, Shelter Rock Forum at Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, Shelter Rock, NY
April 20, 2012, 27th Annual Peace, Justice, and Environment Conference. Episcopal Diocesan Center, 4 E University Parkway, Baltimore, MD
April 21, 2012, 7:00 pm, Syracuse Peace Council, South & Onondaga Valley Presbyterian Church, 275 W. Seneca Tpk., Syracuse, NY
April 22, 2012, 11:45-1pm: a Sunday forum hosted by the a Unitarian Church's Social Responsibility Committee; 5:00 pm- strategy exploration meeting at Occupy Albany headquarters, Albany, NY
April 26, 2012 (Thursday), 10:00 am, Press conference, National Press Club Building, Washington DC
April 27, 2012 (Friday), Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th Street, NW Washington, DC
April 28-29, 2012, CODEPINK Drone Summit, Washington DC
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Well I've been here for a while but hey I never knew about introductions so yea my names Sean Long I'm halve philipino(If thats spelt correctly..) halve kiwi,I've been drawing since I was a kid and then started drawing manga at the age of 9 I'm working on two mangas at the moment My first one seems to have alot of people looking through my first manga but yea I also do line work, concept arts and may others just for the love of manga
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Anyways, that's pretty cool about doing manga. There's some other folks here doing their own online one's. Is yours online too or physically published?
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I'm going to put my manga up once i finish the spoofs at the end im going to ink it on photoshop(since I've run out of ink on my inking pen) I would like to publish it if there were more publishers in New Zealand
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has anyone been successful in generating useable caption/failure caption text when using cp 5.5 and capturing over a remote desktop connection?
I have read all the posts i can find and still not sure if the final answer is 'no can do', as far as getting specific, accurate text captions when doing automatic captures in demonstration, training or assessment modes. All i can seem to get is a generic text caption that i then have to manually update to reflect hte actual action. Also can't seem to get the Print Screen button on my keyboard to generate a manual screen capture when in automatic capture mode over the remote desktop. The amount of time/work involved in updating every slide's text caption (for demonstrations) and every click box's failure caption (in training and assessment mode) is prohibitive. anyone have a different experience in remote desktop situation, and if so, can you share how you were able to get around this? thank you.
OK. I think that's three different threads you've started on this same topic in the past hour or less. Perhaps you're imagining that your chances of getting an answer to this will increase if you have more threads, but I assure you the opposite is more likely. Double-posting (or in your case triple-posting) is only going to annoy people.
For the record, Captivate is designed to capture screens best on the computer on which it is installed. Capturing remote desktops will always be problematic and manual captures are required more often because Captivate cannot 'hear' all the screen events required to trigger captures.
There's little you can do about the default text added into the captions other than editing the RDC file inside the Captivate install directory. But that's usually not worth it. I prefer to turn off the automatic captions and add my own afterward because Captivate always adds far more than I need and the default text always needs chaning. It is what it is.
Thank you for the information, and I apologize for the triple posts; I
am old in age and new to posting and wasn't sure my posts were going
So now I know they were and will not make the same mistake again.
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That's OK. No penalties for a first offense...
There are several of us that watch every single thread that gets posted on this forum. If you put up a question, you'll usually get an answer within the hour 24/7 because we all live in different parts of the world. One thread is all you need.
Having said that...there's no guarantee that you're going to love the answer. There are some things about the reality of creating e-learning with current technologies that we cannot do much about. Your issue is just one of those things.
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I've deleted the other two posts.
Jeanne, you may want to read the threads below, as they are intended to help new folks.
Cheers... Rick
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thanks Rick. do you concur with RodWard above that the issues i am encountering when trying to use Captivate to record in a remote desktop environment are just 'the way it is' and not likely to be addressed in any way?
Hi there
Absolutely I would concur. As Rod said, when you are recording via Remote Desktop, Captivate can't understand the events that trigger things such as clicking on menus and the like.
I suppose if I were to try and offer an analogy, it would be this. Imagine the guys in the space shuttle. They use remote control and a TV screen to control the huge mechanical arm that is used to reach out and grab parts of a satellite. They are unable to actually hear the contact of the arm with the device because they simply aren't there next to it.
I'm not sure if that analogy is valid, but hopefully you get the drift. I tried.
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The winner, Ryan Mullin of Ouispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada, a technician from Ultimate Auto in Ouispamsis, will receive Delphi parts, tools, equipment and training to help him open his own shop or upgrade his current shop to a Delphi Dream Shop. The prize is part of Delphi's Destination: Victory Lane promotion, delphi.com/victorylane. Due the continued excitement surrounding the "Win the Delphi Dream Shop" giveaway, the promotion will run again starting in February 2013.
"I keep pinching myself," said Ryan Mullin, automotive technician, Ultimate Auto. "I can't believe I won. Winning this will provide me an opportunity to grow as a technician. I now have the right tools, equipment and training, everything I need compliments of Delphi."
Ryan was flown to Las Vegas for the October 30, 2012 announcement, compliments of Delphi, receiving three days and two nights at the Venetian. The sweepstakes drawing took place on October 15, 2012.
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Blue Swirl (aka) Blue Rainbow Jumpsuit (1974-1976) Another Jumpsuit that had it's debut In 1974 and got the callup 1976, this Jumpsuit has a simple but effective design.
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May 10, 1974. (8:30 pm) San Bernardino, CA.
May 12, 1974 (8:30 pm) Fresno , CA.
June 15, 1974 (8:30 pm) Fort Worth, TX.
June 18, 1974 (8:30 pm) Baton Rouge, LA.
June 27, 1974. (8:30 pm) Bloomington, IN.
June 30, 1974 (3.00 pm) Omaha, NE.
September 28, 1974. (8:30 pm) Baltimore, MD.
October 6, 1974 (2:30 pm) Dayton, OH.
October 9, 1974 (8:30 pm) Abilene, TX.
October 19, 1976 (8:30 pm) Madison, WI.
October 25, 1976 (8:30 pm) Fort Wayne, IN.
November 25, 1976 (8:30 pm) Eugene, OR.
November 29, 1976 (8:30 pm) San Francisco, CA.
December 27, 1976 (8:30 pm). Wichita, KS.
Here's another photo of this suit that was taken in 1976.
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Here's another one of this suit from 1976.
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You're right Ron, he sure does have one here.Originally Posted by Unchained
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The "second" belt he started using in 1976 was originally designed for the "White Two-piece with Blue Ornaments"from 1975.
I'm not really sure why, but I've always liked this jumpsuit! Thanks folks for the really cool pictures!
I love this jumpsuit!!!
One of my favs......
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Isn't this the jumpsuit he wore at that concert where his voice was so slurred and there were lots of problems? I read somewhere that some even wanted a refund and possibly he was asked not to come back. I might have my facts screwed up here. Am I even close?
Got my family, my kids, my books and my music, I'm good, yeah, I'm good.....
You are probably referring to the infamous College Park concerts in September 1974. If this is the case then the answer is yes. This was one of the suits. He did two shows. On September 27th he wore the "Peacock" and on September 28th the above described suit which original name was the "Blue Swirl".
a great suit and one that looked fantastic on him and shined, even though it looked simple it wasn't , it really looked great.
Sabbath I think the one from 1974 you posted is the 20th of Augst? because first 2 shows he wore the jumpsuits then he started wearing the tan 2 pieces suits. I think not 100% sure. I know he wore the Peacock first night then Rainbow, and I think even the Light Blue Pheniox if you look at the one with snake on the leg...Looks like Vegas.
Love to all,
Tim Dudley "A Tribute To Elvis Show"
Also, I've seen other guys with this jumpsuit on. Its more beautiful in person. The Blue really shines in the spotlight.
Love to all,
Tim Dudley "A Tribute To Elvis Show"
Really a great looking suite...not too flashy imo, but still enough to look awesome !
"How do I get placed in situations like this? Ah hell, I guess it's all part of showbusiness "~ Elvis in his limo on his way to perform in Omaha, NE on June 19th 1977
i also think this is a great suit
I'd like to go to Graceland
this is a great suit not filled with jewels but still catchy and unique


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Noah21 said: This is an awesome shirt. I wish the "deep purple" was a darker purple. Still might have to buy it though, maybe on navy blue.
Also the Jack Skellington and Attack on Titan sideart is pretty awesome as well.
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As did I!!! I am in love with this shirt
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AAJ: You've written quite a few liner notes for other musicians. Can you speak about the art of writing about music? For example, when you're asked to write liner notes for someone, what's your process?
AL: Well, my process is to listen, especially in a poetic way. When somebody gives me a CD, then I like to really let that wash over me, just as I would with a poem, and see what images of life come to me. I almost get a story line: Do I feel cold or dark? Am I out in nature? What time of day do I feel? Is it city world? Is it country world? Is it innocence? Is it human? Is it animal? Is it plant-like? So I'm not analytical at first at all.
The people who have asked for me to do liner notes, or even when I've done them for my own bands or for my own projects, they know I'm not going to put my seal of approval on something as worthy. I know that liner notes are done sometimes in a different way, like as a commercial: "Well, write it so that people will think we're great or that the CD's great." I'm not very good at that; if that's what you want, you wouldn't ask me to write liner notes for you. I more go at it as a fellow artist and a poet. So that's the first thing: What does it touch in me as a human being?
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It's the same if I go to hear a band. If you're glib about, "Well, it sounded kind of like that," and you reference all these labels and these styles, and then you say things about, "Oh, are they good?" or "They sound like so-and-so"these things, to me, are part of commerce world. They're not part of artist or human world. I'm a horrible commerce person. I'm probably America's worst consumerI spend the least money, I make the least money! So for me it's more about: Does it touch my heart and soul? Does it wake up my imagination? Does it touch a part of me, kind of a simple, innocent part of me that's vulnerable, that can feel, that can hear, "Wow, those high sounds made my ears kind of crinkle"?
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AAJ: Looking back on your life as a musician, what are you most proud of?
AL: [Long pause.] "Pride" is not a word that I use because I'm more proud of other people. I feel it about some of the bands that I've been in. "Proud" is close to "lucky." I feel privileged to have had the experience of being in really wonderful bands that have sustained over many years, and to have had musical relationships that have sustained over many years. These bands and relationships keep giving; they keep getting better"better" meaning that I keep getting more and more nourished as the years go on. Rather than the band being kind of hot for a couple years and then ending in dissipation, or even not liking each other or not knowing what to play anymore, these things just keep expanding and keep getting more profound, deeper, funnier, with more life energy and the music more amazing and surprising.
I don't think everybody's even had this experienceof being in a real band that's a beast, that's an animal of its own, that's one mind and one body with all these different aspects, arms and legs, with a kind of unified aesthetic that develops over time and a way of functioning that's completely organic and reliable. And it's always fresh. It's not just a thing, but it's a living organism that keeps expanding. So to me, that's the highlight; I think that's the strongest.
I think the things that make me feel the best in my musical life are these things that sustain. It's just like in life, in my relationships with my kids or my wife or my best friends, they have a similar qualitythey're things that stay. It's the same for me as a drummer or as a pianist. I keep getting more out of the instruments, rather than bored, or I don't know what to do, or I've run out of things to say. These instruments just keep expanding and showing me more.
I think it's about staying with the things that are nourishing so that you get the real goodies out of them, until it's endless, until it's infinite. This is what makes me the happiest. And therefore I'm proud of all of us that we've been able to do thatthat we don't abandon the band, that we don't abandon the friendships, that we don't abandon our curiosity about, "Oh, this is a new chapter. Now we're into this." People sometimes say, "God, you guys sound so different than you did five years ago!" It's like, "I hope so!" Because we change, and we get interested in different things, and different people develop or change in different ways, and the band's big enough to expand that.
Similarly, I feel this with the audiences, and even the presenters of the music that have sustained over my life: there's places that I've played for 30 years, and audience members who had their first date listening to me and now are in their 60s and are still getting the hit out of the music. Not getting the old hit, but like, "Wow, what you did is really different, but it's still exciting for me." And even the critics! I'm thinking of someone like Phil Elwood from the San Francisco Examiner, who died some years ago, just how loyal he was. He didn't care whether it was this kind of music or that kind of music. I played so many different ways and so many different kinds of things, and he was always ready and open and curious and interested and excited, even if the music was out of his usual comfort zone.
So any of those things make me the happiest, whether it's staying with my instruments for my life, developing my friends, the bands, the audiences, the venues. It's something about loyalty, but loyalty not for the reason of politic. It's loyalty because it keeps giving you the goodies; it keeps giving you what energizes. It's something about hanging in there with the things that actually are worth hanging in for. Not to prove anything, but because it keeps giving you what you love. So I'd say that's what I'm most proud of on a communal level: when we support each other and we can share over time for it to finally reveal, I think, the infinitereveal it to where, wow, this thing is going forever into realms in which you have no idea. I guess I'm proud of that, that there's people willing to do that.


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At first glance, it may seem as though Lilligant is just another outclassed Grass-type. However, due to her access to the coveted Quiver Dance, this is not the case. With Quiver Dance, Lilligant is transformed from a hopeful bud into a bursting flower that dishes out a whole boatload of pain. Sleep Powder makes Lilligant even better, with many setup opportunities arising once an opposing Pokemon is put to sleep. Her Special Attack and Speed are excellent, but unfortunately she has mediocre defenses and limited coverage that hold her back. Her mediocre defenses are mitigated somewhat by Sleep Powder removing the need to take a hit and her coverage issues can be resolved with the right support. While Lilligant is definitely not a standalone sweeper by any means, her bursting power is not to be underestimated.
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The last thing to worry about as far as moveset is concerned is Hidden Power. The Hidden Power choice should be tailored to what support Lilligant has. Hidden Power Rock is by far preferred to hit Chandelure, Darmanitan, Victini, Zapdos, Crobat, and Arcanine. It might be helpful to use Petal Dance in conjunction, as Steel-types will have trouble taking boosted Petal Dances provided Stealth Rock is on the field, and Grass + Rock coverage sadly misses out on hitting Steel-types. Hidden Power Rock hits Zapdos and Togekiss in particular, which take little from Petal Dance. Hidden Power Fire is another option that may be used to hit Bronzong, Heracross, Roserade, Shaymin, Cobalion, and Bisharp hard, especially without any sort of boost.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
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Although her offensive movepool is quite shallow, Lilligant has a few neat niche support options. The main one is Aromatherapy, which can aid in setting up against walls, but Lum Berry already covers that and mono-Grass is terrible coverage, not to mention that Shaymin and Roserade fill the post of cleric support much better. Healing Wish is a rare move that Lilligant has access to, having the ability to give a teammate a second chance. Lastly, a set consisting of Sunny Day, Sleep Powder, Leaf Storm or SolarBeam, and Hidden Power Rock, Fire, or Ice holding a Heat Rock is viable as an offensive sun setter for sun teams. There honestly is little left in Lilligant's shallow movepool that could hold any possible use.
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Lilligant has quite a few good countermeasures. RestTalk Snorlax is perhaps the premier counter, taking little damage even from a boosted Petal Dance and phazing Lilligant out with Whirlwind or exploiting its low Defense stat with Return. Crobat is a decent check, boasting a 4x resistance to Lilligant's STAB, but must watch out for Hidden Power Rock, being OHKOed after a single Quiver Dance. Priority from the likes of Hitmontop and Bisharp is a great way to prey on Lilligant's low defenses. Choice Scarf Krookodile, Mienshao, Darmanitan, and Victini can all revenge kill +1 Lilligant. Honchkrow can switch in on Lilligant's STAB and KO with Brave Bird. Other counters depend on the Hidden Power of choice. If Lilligant lacks Hidden Power Rock, Fire-types, such as Arcanine, Victini, Darmanitan, and Chandelure, as well as Flying-types, such as Zapdos and Togekiss, do well against her. If she lacks Hidden Power Fire, Escavalier, Registeel, Heracross, and Cobalion do well against her. One must never let Lilligant obtain many boosts, however, as with them these counters are all but insignificant little pests to the monstrous flower that is Lilligant.


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Because of our outstanding Harrelson Nissan service and low, low prices, customers travel from all over North Carolina to visit Harrelson Nissan. Customers travel from cities such as Gastonia, Charlotte, Shelby, Hickory, Rock Hill SC because they know they won't find a better deal on a new Nissan or used Nissan than at Harrelson Nissan. At Harrelson Nissan, we offer the best deals on 370Z, Altima, Armada, cube, Frontier, GT-R, JUKE, LEAF, Maxima, Murano, Murano CrossCabriolet, NV, Pathfinder, Quest, Rogue, Sentra, Titan, Versa, Xterra than at any other Nissan dealer in North Carolina and South Carolina
Our state of the art service department will keep your Nissan in excellent condition and our friendly staff will make your every visit to Harrelson Nissan a pleasant one. Our certified service technicians will keep your Nissan running like the day you bought it. So bring your vehicle in for your next service appointment and treat yourself and your new Nissan or pre-owned Nissan the way you both deserve.
Welcome to Harrelson Nissan of Rock Hill. We hope that you find our website helpful to your Nissan needs. Although Harrelson Nissan doesn't stay open 24 hours a day, the Harrelson Nissan website does. On our website you can research the new Nissan car, truck, or SUV that you would like to purchase, search inventory of all the used vehicles that we offer at the lowest prices, request a vehicle price quote, find the value for your trade, view pictures and data about the 370Z, Altima, Armada, Cube, Frontier, GT-R, JUKE, LEAF, Maxima, Murano, Murano CrossCabriolet, NV, Pathfinder, Quest, Rogue, Sentra, Titan, Versa, Xterra, learn about our latest specials on new and pre-owned Nissan cars that we sell.
Whether you are from Fort Mill, Gastonia, Kings Mountain, Charlotte, Shelby, Hickory, Kannapolis, Albemarle, Monroe, Mt. Holly, Wingate, Huntersville or anywhere else, we hope you will give us a chance to show how Harrelson Nissan is the best Nissan dealer serving all of South Carolina and North Carolina.


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